
Dangerous Work: 100 Strange Guild Jobs
On Quisicosas since 31 March 2026
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31 March 2026 (on Substack)
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Dangerous Work
100 Guild Jobs, Hidden Agendas, and Urban Adventures for Fantasy RPG Campaign
In most cities, the guilds hold more power than the lord, the guard, or the courts. They control trade, property, loans, labor, and who is allowed to work at all. When a guild needs something done and does not want its name attached to it, it hires outsiders.
The job always sounds ordinary at first.
Guard a warehouse.
Deliver a sealed letter.
Escort a clerk to a meeting.
Inspect a damaged bridge.
Evict a tenant.
Inventory a closed shop.
Travel to a worksite where the last crew walked away.
Simple work. Honest pay.
But the warehouse is not empty.
The letter is evidence.
The clerk is planning to disappear.
The bridge was sabotaged.
The tenant knows something dangerous.
The shop was closed for a reason.
The last crew did not leave willingly.
Dangerous Work contains 100 guild jobs that are not what they seem. Each entry gives you the job the party is offered, what is really happening behind the scenes, the complication that makes the situation unstable, and the other people already involved.
These are designed to be dropped directly into play. A single job can turn into an investigation, a negotiation, a chase, a legal dispute, a heist, or the start of a much larger problem. They work in large cities, small towns, trade roads, and frontier settlements anywhere guilds have influence.
Also included are tables for guild types, complications, and guild motives, allowing you to quickly generate new jobs and situations when you need them.
In a world run by guilds, there is always work for people willing to sign a contract.
The danger is that the contract is never the whole story.
May all your adventures be spectacular!
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